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And those with student debt (41 percent) were more likely to say their degree was a waste of money compared to those without debt (31 percent).
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025
But this is such a waste of money when conservation is dying for lack of funds.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Mar. 2025
Some energy executives have drawn confidence from the fact that most clean-energy manufacturing investments are being made in conservative states, and a small coalition of Republicans have argued that scrapping demand incentives could lead to the waste of money already spent supporting supply.
—Lydia Depillis, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Musk could start with the most ridiculous waste of money in college sports — the exorbitant coaching contract buyouts whereby schools sign football coaches to 8-year contracts worth $10 million a year, only to fire the coaches two years later and shell out massive amounts of money.
—Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025
But this is such a waste of money when conservation is dying for lack of funds.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Mar. 2025
Some energy executives have drawn confidence from the fact that most clean-energy manufacturing investments are being made in conservative states, and a small coalition of Republicans have argued that scrapping demand incentives could lead to the waste of money already spent supporting supply.
—Lydia Depillis, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Musk could start with the most ridiculous waste of money in college sports — the exorbitant coaching contract buyouts whereby schools sign football coaches to 8-year contracts worth $10 million a year, only to fire the coaches two years later and shell out massive amounts of money.
—Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Waste of money.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/waste%20of%20money. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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